plumage

n.

1. The covering of feathers on a bird.
2. Feathers used ornamentally.
3. Elaborate dress; finery.

[Middle English, from Old French, from plume, plume, from Latin plūma.]

plumaged plum'aged adj.

The feather coat of a bird for one molt.

IN BRIEF: A bird's feathers.

You can see the peacock's colorful plumage when it raises and spreads its tail like a fan.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
  Synonyms: feather, plume

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fjerdragt

Nederlands (Dutch)
pluimage, opsmuk, vederdos

Français (French)
n. - plumage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefieder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) πτίλωμα, φτέρωμα, φτερά

Italiano (Italian)
piumaggio, fronzoli

Português (Portuguese)
n. - plumagem (f)

Русский (Russian)
оперение

Español (Spanish)
n. - plumaje, atavío

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fjäderdräkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鸟类羽毛, 翅膀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鳥類羽毛, 翅膀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 깃털, 아름다운 옷

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 羽, 羽毛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ريش الطيور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נוצות‬

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